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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by LIFE AND DISCOVERY INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,077,737
Total expenses
$2,854,391
Contributions and grants received
$2,910,816
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$195,487
Investment income
-$353
Other revenue
-$28,213
Total assets, end of year
$3,527,049
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,586,551
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,940,498
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,419,840
Management and general expenses
$434,551
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,419,840

Program services were 84.8% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $20,093

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $2,508,967

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $381,756

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CHW SERVICES

    total $119,014 · related or exempt $119,014

  • 2b · Program service revenue: INTERPRETER SERVICE

    total $65,803 · related or exempt $65,803

  • 2c · Program service revenue: OTHER FEES

    total $10,670 · related or exempt $10,670

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $624 · excluded $624

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $99,601

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $128,908

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property -$29,307

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total -$29,307 · unrelated business -$29,307

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    other assets $1,560

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    other assets $2,537

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets -$977

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$977 · related or exempt -$977

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $20,093

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $7,725

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$7,725 · excluded -$7,725

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $8,819 · related or exempt $8,819

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $8,819

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $132,750 · program services $123,856 · management and general $8,894

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,076,207 · program services $1,007,080 · management and general $69,127

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $25,164 · program services $8,094 · management and general $17,070

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $109,740 · program services $97,296 · management and general $12,444

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $14,527 · program services $2,914 · management and general $11,613

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $22,125 · program services $14,175 · management and general $7,950

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $447,948 · program services $361,752 · management and general $86,196

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $3,921 · program services $3,582 · management and general $339

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $8,824 · program services $8,026 · management and general $798

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $19,546 · program services $14,840 · management and general $4,706

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $117,589 · program services $59,700 · management and general $57,889

  • 17 · Travel

    total $16,467 · program services $13,978 · management and general $2,489

  • 20 · Interest

    total $36,127 · program services $36,127

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $7,594 · management and general $7,594

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $42,328 · program services $354 · management and general $41,974

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM ACTIVITIES

    total $292,858 · program services $283,228 · management and general $9,630

  • 24b · Other expenses: CONTRACTORS

    total $122,400 · program services $122,400

  • 24c · Other expenses: CLIENT SUPPORT

    total $88,775 · program services $88,775

  • 24d · Other expenses: STAFF TRAINING

    total $61,094 · program services $61,094

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $208,407 · program services $112,569 · management and general $95,838

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $951,879 · end of year $244,493

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $340,607

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $638,330 · end of year $811,794

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $100,000

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $2,036,363

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $12,657

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $32,909 · end of year $2,023,706

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $106,449

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $58,605 · end of year $108,530

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    end of year $1,377,698

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $100,323

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,664,513 · end of year $1,570,209

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    end of year $370,289

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE ALL IMMIGRANTS WITH ESSENTIAL SKILLS TO BE INDEPENDENT AND SUCCESSFUL CONTRIBUTORS TO OUR COMMUNITIES AND SOCIETY AT LARGE.

  • HEALTH LITERACY AND ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES - AACF IMPROVES THE LIVES OF FREDERICK COUNTY'S RESIDENTS, ESPECIALLY IMMIGRANTS AND MINORITIES, BY IMPROVING ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE SERVICES, RESOURCES, AND INFORMATION THROUGH ITS DIVERSE AND MULTI-LINGUAL TEAM OF CERTIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS. BY DOING SO, AACF BRINGS EQUITY AND POSITIVELY IMPACTS SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH (NON-MEDICAL FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE HEALTH OUTCOMES) FOR UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES, IMPROVING THEIR OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE.

    Expenses $1,216,585 · Revenue $7,000

  • RETIRED & SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM - AACF ADMINISTERS SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS FUNDED BY AMERICORPS SENIORS (CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE), WHICH PROVIDES FREDERICK COUNTY'S RESIDENTS OF AGE 55+ WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE THEIR COUNTRY, ADDRESSING THE MOST PRESSING CHALLENGES, AND IMPROVING LIVES AND COMMUNITIES IN WHICH THEY LIVE.

    Expenses $384,692

  • FINANCIAL LITERACY - AACF EQUIPS IMMIGRANT ADULTS WITH EDUCATION, TOOLS, AND RESOURCES, TO GAIN AN UNDERSTANDING AND PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE OF FAMILY FINANCES AND THE EFFECT THAT IT HAS ON THEIR HEALTH AND WELLBEING.

    Expenses $265,886

  • LANGUAGE RESOURCE AND COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES AACF PROVIDES INTERPRETATION AND COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER SERVICES TO LOCAL BUSINESSES THAT ARE LOOKING TO IMPROVE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION AND TO EXTEND THEIR SERVICES TO FOREIGN BORN AND LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY CLIENTELE.

    Expenses $131,097 · Revenue $65,891

  • COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER TRAINING PROGRAM - AACF IS AN ACCREDITED COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER (CHW) TRAINING AND APPRENTICESHIP CENTER IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND. CHWS ARE FRONTLINE PUBLIC HEALTH WORKERS WITH A STRONG UNDERSTANDING OF THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE. BY CREATING THIS DIVERSE AND MULTILINGUAL WORKFORCE, AACF PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE IMMIGRANT AND MINORITY RESIDENTS TO MAKE POSITIVE CHANGES IN SOCIOECONOMIC INEQUITIES OF THEIR COMMUNITIES, WHILE INCREASING CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY COMPETENT PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE

    Expenses $141,414 · Revenue $126,432

  • FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES AACF OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE, FAMILY CENTERED, COMMUNITY-BASED PREVENTIVE PROGRAMS FOR PARENTS, CAREGIVERS AND THEIR CHILDREN, AGES BIRTH TO FOUR. THROUGH FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES, AACF PROMOTES THE FULL DEVELOPMENT AND WELLBEING OF CHILDREN, ENHANCES THE QUALITY OF PARENT AND CHILD INTERACTIONS, AND SERVES AS THE LINK TO SERVICES FOR OVERALL PARENT AND FAMILY SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND SUSTAINABILITY.

    Expenses $213,478

  • CULTURAL ENRICHMENT AACF ENRICHES THE LIVES OF FREDERICK COUNTY'S RESIDENTS BY EDUCATING THEM ABOUT THE TRADITIONS AND HISTORY OF OUR DIVERSE COMMUNITIES. BY FACILITATING CROSS-CULTURAL COMMUNICATION AND ACCEPTANCE, AACF AIMS TO ADDRESS SYSTEMATIC RACISM, INHERIT BIASES, AND DISCRIMINATION THAT ARE PREVALENT IN OUR SOCIETY.

    Expenses $12,474

  • CITIZENSHIP & INTEGRATION SERVICES AACF OFFERS A YEAR-ROUND PROGRAM WITH WEEKLY ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE CLASSES AND ONE-ON-ONE CIVICS COACHING. THE GOAL OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO PREPARE IMMIGRANTS FOR THE NATURALIZATION PROCESS, INCLUDING ASSISTANCE WITH N-400 APPLICATION, AS WELL AS ENGLISH PROFICIENCY AND KNOWLEDGE OF U.S. HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT TESTING.

    Expenses $13,901 · Revenue $3,610

  • REFUGEE/IMMIGRANT RESETTLEMENT AACF ASSISTS RESETTLEMENT OF REFUGEES TO FREDERICK COUNTY THROUGH IN-KIND AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT, INCLUDING NAVIGATION OF SOCIAL SERVICES, ASSISTANCE WITH LIVING EXPENSES, AND CONNECTION TO LOCAL SUPPORT NETWORKS. AACF IS ONE OF THE KEY MEMBERS OF THE REFUGEE WELCOMING COMMITTEE OF FREDERICK COUNTY.

    Expenses $9,043 · Revenue $396

  • DIRECT CLIENT SUPPORT AACF PROVIDES DIRECT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT ITS COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT ARE GOING THROUGH EXTREME FINANCIAL HARDSHIP DUE TO DEVASTATING LIFE EVENTS, SUCH AS MAJOR ILLNESS, DEATH OF LOVED ONE, AND CHRONIC DISEASE.

    Expenses $31,270

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Gurpreet Kaur

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Dr Cynthia Macri

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Charlotte Davis

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Dr Shahid Rafiq

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Rev John Ponnala

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Patricia Simons

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Sara Movahed

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Theresa Smith

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Lakshmi Darbha

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kang Lee

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Dr Dawei Yang

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Elizabeth Chung

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $132,819
    From this org
    $132,102
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $717
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
8 November 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202323129349303847

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